LTHS business students qualify for State competition

Congratulations are in order for 32 members of the Lyons Township High School Business Professionals of America (BPA). Students recently competed in Regional contests and qualified for State competitions. LT students performed extremely well in a variety of categories, including Fundamental Accounting, Fundamental and Advanced Spreadsheet Applications, Banking & Finance, C++ Programming, Java Programming, PC Servicing & Troubleshooting, Fundamental and Advanced Word Processing, Small Business Management Team, Interview Skills, and Extemporaneous Speech. Ten of the winning BPA students qualified for state competition in multiple categories. The BPA state competitions will be held February 24-26 in Oak Brook.

In the words of their faculty sponsors, “the students were professional, mature, and made LT standout!” The students are led and coached by business teachers Kimberly Welch and Jennifer Steele.

Business Professionals of America is a national organization for high school and college students preparing for careers in business and office administration. The organization’s activities and program complement classroom instruction by giving students practical experience through application of skills learned at school. BPA contributes to the preparation of a world-class workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills.

Congratulations to the following students:

Rank Student Name Year in School     
Fundamental Accounting
3 D. Schuster  Senior 
4 K. Schrepfer   Senior 

Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications
1 B. Fox  Junior 
3 S. Newman  Junior 
4 F. Gabrek  Senior 

Advanced Spreadsheet Applications
1 C. Haugen  Junior 

Banking & Finance
1 T. VanSpankeren Senior 
4 K. Schrepfer  Senior 

Keyboarding Production
2 S. Flynn  Freshman 
3 A. Wiiken  Freshman 
4 S. Lenz  Sophomore 
5 H.White  Freshman 

Fundamental Word Processing
1 S. Flynn  Freshman 
2 B. Fox  Junior  
3 H. White  Freshman 
5 N. Pipal  Freshman 

Advanced Word Processing Skills
1 J. Slezak  Freshman 
2 J. Bronson  Senior 
4 M. Larsen  Freshman  

Network Administration Using Microsoft
1 D. Scannell  Senior 

C++ Programming
2 A. Powers  Senior 

Visual Basic Programming
4 M. Bandyk  Sophomore 
5 R. Speir  Sophomore 
Java Programming
1 A. Powers  Senior 
PC Servicing & Troubleshooting
1 R. Speir  Sophomore 
2 S. Sullivan  Sophomore 
4 G. Gutierrez  Senior 
Interview Skills
2 C. Dine  Sophomore 
3 A. Wiiken  Freshman 
Extemporaneous Speech
3 S. Bres  Senior 
Human Resource Management
1 M. Kostich  Freshman 
3 E. D'Amico  Junior 
Presentation Management-Individual
1 E. D'Amico  Junior 

Presentation Management-Team: First Place
 M. Hasler  Junior  
 M. Mulvaney Junior 
 K. Sullivan  Junior 

Network Design Team: First Place
  J. Bronson  Senior 
             D. Scannell  Senior 

Small Business Management Team: First Place
 L. Burton   Senior  
 K. O'Hara   Senior 
 J. Peth   Senior 
 Z. Remijas  Senior